Rugby team
Japan at the 2016 Summer Olympics
The Japan women's national rugby sevens team has competed in competitions such as the Hong Kong Women's Sevens .
In 2012-13 they played two World Series tournaments, resulting 13th in China. In the 2013–14 season they resulted 7th at São Paulo and 8th at Atlanta. They were not invited to any World Series tournament in 2014–15. Japan played the full 2015–16 World Series, with a best result of 9th at the Dubai Sevens, and finished 11th in the overall standings.
Japan qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics after winning the 2015 ARFU Women's Sevens Championships .[1] The team won over Kenya but lost twice to Brazil, finishing 10th in the tournament. In 2021, the Sakura's lost all of their five games and finished last at the 2020 Olympics .[2]
Tournament history
A red box around the year indicates tournaments played within the Japan
Women's Sevens Series
Japan qualified for the 2017-18 World Rugby Women's Sevens by defeating South Africa in the finals of the 2017 Hong Kong Women's Sevens .[3]
Summer Olympics
Olympic Games record
Year
Round
Position
2016
Placement round
10th
5
1
4
0
2020
11th Place Playoff
12th
5
0
5
0
2024
9th Place Playoff
9th
5
3
2
0
Total
0 Titles
3/3
15
4
11
0
Rugby World Cup Sevens
Rugby World Cup Sevens
Year
Round
Position
2009
Bowl Quarterfinalists
13th
4
0
4
0
2013
Bowl Quarterfinalists
13th
4
0
4
0
2018
Challenge Trophy
10th
2
0
2
0
2022
Challenge Trophy
9th
4
3
1
0
Total
0 Titles
4/4
14
3
11
0
Results
2012–13 IRB Women's Sevens World Series
2013–14 IRB Women's Sevens World Series
2014–15 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series
2015–16 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series
2016–17 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series
2017–18 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series
2018–19 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series
2019–20 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series
2021–22 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series
2022–23 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series
2023–24 SVNS
Players
Current squad
Olympic squads
References
External links
Governing body National teams
Competitions
International National Amateur Hosted events Defunct
Major figures Related articles